Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

kindness

 noun
     
kind‧ness
1 [uncountable] kind behaviour towards someone:
I can't thank you enough for your kindness.
2 [countable] a kind action
do somebody a kindness
It would be doing him a kindness to tell him the truth.

➔ kill somebody with kindness

at kill1 (16)
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary